During the visits, the delegation was warmly received by local lawmakers, experts and scholars, reporters from major media organizations, university professors and students, overseas Chinese, local residents as well as religious groups.

While exchanging views with local people Angel Di Maria Copa Mundial Camiseta , the delegation introduced the great achievements that Tibet has witnessed in recent years and demonstrated the vitality of traditional Tibetan culture which is an important part of Chinese culture, through seminars, interviews, visits to local temples and free medical service, among others.

The delegation also answered questions concerning various aspects of Tibet, including economic and social development, improvement of people's livelihood Diego Maradona Copa Mundial Camiseta , Tibet's role in the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, protection of traditional Tibetan culture, the reincarnation system of living Buddhas, as well as environmental protection and tourism in Tibet.

Toshiko Takeya, a Japanese lawmaker, said that she felt closer to China's Tibet after interactions with the delegation.

Zhou Wei, head of the delegation and chief of the Institute for Religious Studies of China Tibetology Research Center Lionel Messi Copa Mundial Camiseta , said that there are many Buddhists, especially Tibetan Buddhism believers in Mongolia, Russia and Japan.

He said that the people whom the delegation met with in the three countries all showed great interests in Tibet and Tibetan culture.

Many of them expressed the wish to come to China to have exchanges on Tibetology and Tibetan medicine as well as to visit Tibet for learning Tibetan Buddhism, going on a pilgrimage or travelling, said Zhou, adding they also welcomed more Chinese delegations to visit and exchange views on Tibet and Tibetan culture.

Every year between 8,000 and 12,000 hectares of Iran's pistachio orchards are lost due to the above-mentioned issues, the Financial Tribune daily quoted Jalalpour as saying.

"Land under pistachio cultivation in Iran currently amounts to close to 350,000 hectares, while during the 2000s the figure stood at more than 400,000 hectares Dario Benedetto Copa Mundial Camiseta ," Jalalpour said.

Kerman Province in southeast Iran is the country's biggest producer of pistachio, a popular snack. The province once accounted for 70 percent of Iran's pistachio production, but it has now declined to only 30 percent due to a severe water crisis.

"Pistachio is currently cultivated in 19 provinces across the country, all of which are more or less dealing with the same problem," Jalalpour said.

The official also noted that about 150,000 tons of pistachio worth 1.5 billion U.S. dollars are estimated to have been exported from Iran during the current Iranian year starting on March 21, registering an 11 percent and 25 percent growth in weight and value respectively compared with past year.

HELSINKI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Finnish energy giant Fortum is getting at least 46 percent ownership in the German energy company Uniper, Fortum announced on Tuesday in a statement.

Fortum said it signed a deal with E.ON to acquire about 46 percent share of Uniper stock.

In line with German law Emiliano Insua Copa Mundial Camiseta , Fortum is making a tender to all Uniper shareholders at 22 euros (26 U.S. dollars) per share. At this rate, the value of the 46 percent ownership would be 3.76 billion euros out of the whole Uniper stock of 8.05 billion euros, Finnish News Agency reported.

Fortum underlined that its aim is to acquire only the E.ON portion of the stock capital.

However, based on their offer to all shareholders, the ownership by Fortum may exceed 50 percent of Uniper. Fortum CEO Pekka Lundmark said in a press release on Tuesday Fortum is "convinced its offer would be of interest to all other shareholders of Uniper".